The East Bank corridor, a key route for commercial and daily commuting, is undergoing changes to support the Diamond/Grove expansion project. This road sees more than 30,000 vehicles each day, making its maintenance and improvement a top government priority for safe and efficient travel. New traffic arrangements * Rerouting announcement: On Tuesday, officials announced […]
Some 40 exhibitors displayed their goods and services while providing numerous training opportunities for young people at a TVET Fair and Exposition held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre on Tuesday. The event was hosted by the Ministry of Education under the theme ‘Empowering Youths, Elevating Skills: TVET as a catalyst for inclusion.’ On display […]
A new era of opportunity has begun for small contractors in Linden, Region Ten, who have used government fixed-rate road contracts to launch and expand their businesses. This has enabled some contractors to support their families, pursue education, and open retail shops and gymnasiums. Fixed-rate projects involve an agreed price set before work begins, a […]
– At the 77th commemoration of the Enmore Martyrs President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has pledged to restore Guyana’s sugar industry to strength, declaring it ’will be great again” under his leadership, with sugar workers placed at the heart of the sector’s transformation. Speaking at the 77th anniversary of the Enmore Martyrs on Monday, President […]
Early childhood centres in five regions across Guyana are set to enhance their facilities, thanks to a $200,000 grant from the government aimed at improving childcare standards nationwide. Among the beneficiaries is the Atikali Learning Lab, located in Ogle, East Coast Demerara. Although it opened less than a year ago, it is looked at as […]
Eight households in Princeville, Region Eight, will soon receive water tanks for daily use. This is a temporary measure, as the long-term goal is to rehabilitate the community’s current water distribution system. Some residents currently walk a fair distance to obtain water, while others depend on the harvesting of rainwater. To address this issue, plans […]
For years, hundreds of residents from Four Miles to Five Miles in Bartica, Region Seven, have faced daily struggles to access clean, treated water. That hardship is finally coming to an end. A new $458.1 million water treatment plant, now halfway completed, is on track to be finished by September 2025. Once operational, it will […]
In a significant show of support for small-scale mining, 90 miners in Bartica and surrounding Region Seven communities received vital equipment to strengthen their operations. The supplies, which included engines, tarpaulins, hoes, gas stoves, solar panels, and other essentials, were distributed on Saturday by the Ministry of Natural Resources, in collaboration with the Guyana Geology […]
A total of 108 young people in Region Six are skilled and ready to join the workforce. They recently graduated from a four-month technical and vocational education and training (TVET) programme, which began in February of this year. The Ministry of Labour’s Board of Industrial Training (BIT) and the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) collaborated […]
A new wave of infrastructure development valued at over $10 billion is set to boost community development and create employment in Region Ten. Designed to benefit both new and established small contractors, the initiative was announced by Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo and Minister of Public Works Bishop Juan Edghill at the Watooka Guest House […]